Sale reports / Colorado / Winter - La Junta / 2024-01-19

Winter - La Junta

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · La Junta, Colorado · Fri, Jan 19
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1896
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 184▲ 38 vs year ago 69 · +55.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2,243 head
▼ 638 vs last sale 2,881▲ 1,349 vs year ago 894 · +150.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trade activity and demand was good. Slaughter cows of average dressing sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher across all weight classes. Slaughter bulls of average dressing sold 1.00 higher. Bred cows and bred heifers sold unevenly steady. Cow calf pairs sold mostly lower while heifer pairs sold 200 to 300 higher. The next slaughter cow and replacement cow sale will be February 23, 2024.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,568103.001,6152thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59591.251,4552thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41089.681,26419
CowsLean 85-90%High1,13988.801,01178

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$2,53546
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,220$2,316166
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,494$2,25058
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,277$2,108220
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,297$2,085144
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,368$1,802218
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,346$1,779194
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,218$1,7006
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,328$1,58729
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$1,57922
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,191$1,5586
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,368$1,5318
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,217$1,50626
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,290$1,5004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,235$1,43772
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)937$1,41214
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,149$1,40011
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,355$1,1251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$1,0251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,193$9754thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,103$94127
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)966$2,018328
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$1,989546
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)785$1,1751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,575$3,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,204$2,32820
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,665$2,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,445$1,5501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)898$2,4002thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)760$1,6251thin

Every lot

69 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock Stock Cow and Pair Special - La Junta, CO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,4011
Bulls——1,720107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,8401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11188.21/cwt84.00–89.5098049
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,165101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18690.71/cwt90.00–93.001,07625
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19078.35/cwt78.00–79.009323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36580.39/cwt77.00–83.001,0973
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41689.27/cwt85.00–90.001,2647
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42093.09/cwt91.50–95.501,3229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50594.50/cwt94.50–94.501,4221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,4831
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows39 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28851,252.60/head1,150.00–1,400.001,2539
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29831,364.02/head1,250.00–1,450.001,3646
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29881,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29921,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0421,599.07/head1,575.00–1,700.001,59921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0551,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0591,426.33/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4266
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0851,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,103940.85/head910.00–950.0094127
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1491,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,40011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1571,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,193975.00/head975.00–975.009754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1971,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,45030
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2031,315.54/head925.00–1,425.001,31638
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2212,378.80/head2,050.00–2,525.002,379131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2491,817.46/head1,675.00–1,975.001,81722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2541,802.97/head1,525.00–1,950.001,80314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2561,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2602,535.33/head2,300.00–2,650.002,53546
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2701,306.21/head950.00–1,485.001,30621
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2711,572.32/head1,525.00–1,625.001,57234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2721,591.21/head1,550.00–1,600.001,59121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2762,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,62515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2872,162.38/head2,075.00–2,350.002,162192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3002,302.92/head2,150.00–2,450.002,303102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3182,068.32/head2,050.00–2,125.002,06890
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3181,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3431,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,61024
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3491,637.86/head1,575.00–1,950.001,63835
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3551,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,3601,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3721,733.19/head1,550.00–1,975.001,733136
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3961,584.42/head1,500.00–1,825.001,58483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,749.78/head1,575.00–1,850.001,7503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4572,183.00/head2,000.00–2,250.002,18352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4942,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,25058
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 27851,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29351,935.37/head1,735.00–2,075.001,935189
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 29351,360.30/head1,100.00–1,525.001,36013
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29361,868.93/head1,585.00–2,050.001,869382
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0162,210.95/head2,100.00–2,650.002,211126
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0772,267.79/head2,150.00–2,500.002,268164
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy743191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4192
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1888171.40/cwt163.00–180.001,52217
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2983153.17/cwt146.00–156.001,50618
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,083113.77/cwt107.50–129.001,2328
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0742,456.49/head2,300.00–2,800.002,45611
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,759.33/head1,700.00–1,900.001,7593
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4451,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4552,631.36/head2,400.00–2,700.002,6315
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27601,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 18982,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002

This sale against other markets

Colorado weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.